Friends of the
Earth
and Friends of the
Earth Action (501(c)(4) lobbying companion group (common board)
1025 Vermont Ave NW Ste 300
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 1-877-843-8687 or
202-783-7400
Fax: 202-783-0444
email:
foe@foe.org
website:
http://www.FoE.org
Also, separate but
related organizations
Description:
Rabidly anti-capitalist attack group founded by the late David
Brower and hijacked from him by power players who wanted to relocate
from its original San Francisco base to Washington, D.C. and
"mainstream" itself in order to get foundation grants.
Active in the anti-Exxon Mobil
campaign (StopEsso, United Kingdom). Friends of the Earth UK is the
operative group with activism by FOE US. FOE US gave $40,000 in 1999
to the Institute for
Policy Studies, another attack group in the anti-Exxon Mobil
campaign
The furthest to the political left of mainstream
green groups, according to the Washington Post
("From Fringe To Political Mainstream," by
Michael Weiskopf, Washington Post, April 19, 1990, p. A1).
In 1990, the original Friends of the Earth merged
with the Environmental Policy Institute and the Oceanic Society to
form the new and improved Friends of the Earth. Under the merger,
which was approved by the respective boards of directors in January
1989, Friends of the Earth is the membership organization, the
Friends of the Earth Foundation was "folded into" the Environmental
Policy Institute and maintained its 501(c)(3) tax status, and the
Oceanic Society maintained its own 501(c)(3) tax status.
Revenue
and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2000
|
Revenue |
|
Expenses |
|
Contributions |
$3,468,837 |
|
Government Grants |
$0 |
|
Program Services |
$3,440 |
|
Investments |
$71,208 |
|
Special Events |
$0 |
|
Sales |
$0 |
|
Other |
$59,404 |
|
|
|
Program Services |
$3,530,995 |
|
Administration |
$399,159 |
|
Other |
$344,979 |
|
Total Expenditures |
$4,275,133 |
|
|
Total Revenue |
$3,602,889 |
|
NET
GAIN/LOSS |
$(672,244) |
Chief Executive (salary $100,021,
benefits $10,096)
Profile in his
own words
"Brent Blackwelder, President, has served as an environmental
advocate in Washington for over 30 years. He was a founder
of the Environmental Policy Institute, which merged with
Friends of the Earth and the Oceanic Society in 1989. He has
worked with citizen organizations to save rivers and to
eliminate more than 150 destructive dams and stream
channelization projects. Brent served as Chairman of the
Board of the League of Conservation Voters and American
Rivers, Inc."
Board of Directors
|
Ann Hoffman, Chair of the Board |
Dick Mark, Vice Chair |
|
David Zwick, Treasurer |
Avis Ogilvy Moore, Secretary |
|
|
Foundation grants to Friends of
the Earth - 30 most recent grants of 214 total
Foundation Name:
The Ford Foundation
Abstract: For project on socially responsible investing and SEC
disclosure rules
Amount: $200,000 Year Authorized: 2001
Duration: 2-year grant
Foundation Name:
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
Abstract: To strengthen international network
Amount: $100,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Abstract: For Fish for the Future, public education campaign on
Individual Fishing Quotas
Amount: $300,000 Year Authorized: 2001
Foundation Name:
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Abstract: For project support of Timber Use Reduction Campaign to
reduce Japanese wood consumption in housing sector
Amount: $30,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Abstract: For general support for efforts to raise public awareness
of economic-environmental linkages, build coalitions, and facilitate
grassroots involvement in key policy debates and reform
Amount: $50,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Public Welfare Foundation, Inc.
Abstract: For continued general support
Amount: $100,000 Year Authorized: 2001
Foundation Name:
Moriah Fund
Abstract: To promote policies and lending programs within
international financial institutions that benefit people and
environment, are transparent, and are open to public participation
Amount: $40,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name: Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen
Foundation
Amount: $50,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Foundation for Deep Ecology
Abstract: For Trade and Investment Campaign
Amount: $30,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Foundation for Deep Ecology
Abstract: For Economics for the Earth Program
Amount: $10,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Foundation for Deep Ecology
Abstract: For general support
Amount: $42,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Foundation for Deep Ecology
Abstract: For general support of Alianza por los Bosques
Amount: $27,500 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Abstract: To raise awareness of interconnections between trade and
environmental policy objectives at the global level, particularly in
relation to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Amount: $125,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Abstract: To ensure that projects financed by private financial
institutions improve environmental quality and stimulate sustainable
development in
Brazil
Amount: $300,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Duration: 3-year grant
Foundation Name:
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Abstract: To raise public awareness of economic/environmental
linkages, build coalitions and facilitate grassroots involvement in
key policy debates and reform; for Siberian Forest Friends of the
Earth-Japan Wood Reduction campaign which is designed to discourage
use of wood products in Japan through education and outreach
Amount: $70,000 Year Authorized: 1999
Foundation Name: The Community Foundation for the
National Capital Region
Amount: $10,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Abstract: For DC Environmental Network
Amount: $20,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
Abstract: For work on reform of Japanese development assistance and
for organizational development
Amount: $200,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Duration: 2-year grant
Foundation Name:
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
Abstract: For project to increase effectiveness of environmental
NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe and to advance understanding of
links between activities of international financial institutions and
challenge of global climate change
Amount: $70,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Duration: 2-year grant
Foundation Name: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Abstract: For continued capacity development and strategic planning
of worldwide network on international financial institution reform
Amount: $22,500 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Abstract: For grassroots citizen activity through training and
capacity building
Amount: $55,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Duration: 2-year grant
Foundation Name:
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Abstract: For continued support for work to reform policies and
practices of World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and large
bilateral export credit agencies
Amount: $300,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Duration: 2-year grant
Foundation Name:
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Abstract: For DC Environmental Network, aimed at protecting and
restoring urban environment
Amount: $10,000 Year Authorized: 2000
Foundation Name:
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
Amount: $15,000 Year Authorized: 1999
Foundation Name:
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
Abstract: To strengthen capacity of international organization
working on global environmental problems
Amount: $100,000 Year Authorized: 1999
Foundation Name:
W. Alton Jones Foundation, Inc.
Abstract: To explore and promote environmental tax solutions for
issues tied to salmon recovery in Pacific Northwest, in
collaboration with Northwest Environment Watch
Amount: $20,000 Year Authorized: 1999
Foundation Name:
W. Alton Jones Foundation, Inc.
Abstract: To incorporate sustainable development criteria into
operations of international financial institutions, especially World
Bank and International Monetary Fund
Amount: $200,000 Year Authorized: 1999
Foundation Name:
Merck Family Fund
Abstract: For
New England
Tax Shift Initiative which works to enact environmentally friendly
tax incentives
Amount: $25,003 Year Authorized: 1999
Foundation Name:
Compton Foundation, Inc.
Amount: $20,000 Year Authorized: 1999
Foundation Name:
The Bullitt Foundation
Abstract: For green scissors project designed to eliminate
government tax and spending programs that subsidize environmental
degradation and salmon restoration project that emphasizes removing
dams on Elwha and lower Snake Rivers
Amount: $25,000 Year Authorized: 1999
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